callously

Example Sentences

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"This individual had been callously dumped," he said.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2025

The way these allegations have been callously thrown around exposes a dark underbelly in rap and hip-hop.

From Salon • May 10, 2024

In their grief, people should not have to cater to tourists callously snorkeling in the hallowed waters where loved ones so recently died or desperately fought to survive.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 21, 2023

One cherry-picked chapter, covering a case where the majority callously reduced an award of punitive damages against an insurance company, is 16 pages long with only three sentences referring to Thomas.

From Slate • Jul. 25, 2023

Cruelly, callously, admissions committees agreed to overlook serious academic deficiency.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez